e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) is encouraging students who received tablets under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme and the Own Your Own Device Initiative, to care for and protect the devices. “The devices should be used primarily for educational purposes and cared for so they can function optimally. On the e-LJAM website, students and parents will find videos that speak...

Dominic McIntyre is encouraging young people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. McIntyre, who is now fully vaccinated, told JIS News that taking the vaccine was his way of protecting himself. “I had done some research on vaccines and had been taking them my entire life to attend school and travel, so I didn't really fear it. Despite...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green has expressed interest in rolling out a series of cashless farmers’ market, in collaboration with online payment solutions company, WiPay. Speaking during the official opening of WiPay’s headquarters in New Kingston on August 26, Minister Green said the initiative is consistent with the Government’s drive to expand the E-commerce industry in Jamaica....

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says data from the April 2021 labour market survey indicates that more than half of the 151,100 persons who lost their jobs in July 2020, during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, have been reinstated. This figure, he said, amounts to some 84,400 persons, despite the employed labour force...

The act of kindness by Japanese volunteer Tijana Stojkovic towards Olympic Gold Medallist, Hansle Parchment, has reinforced the good bilateral relations between Jamaica and Japan. Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, made this remark during an interview with JIS News. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Ms. Stojkovic gave the athlete taxi fare to get to the track...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is engaged in discussion with various stakeholders about the possibility of providing relief to farmers in the wake of rising fertiliser and other input costs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the relief is important in ensuring that farmers maintain production levels and increase crop yields. He was speaking during a virtual press conference...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending that member countries adopt a phased approach to reopening schools for face-to-face learning in the 2021/22 academic year, in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says this approach should take into consideration the local epidemiological situation, which, she notes, “can change rapidly”. “Surveillance will be key to ensuring...